Elderly people are often victims of certian crimes and may be especially targetted by offenders. Older people may feel more vunerable and less able to deal with the consequences of victimisation and are often reluctant to report crimes against them to police. The elderly are also more fearful of crime than others in the community and require different responses from police, social welfare and other agencies. The objective of this symposium is to improve our understanding of this problem, and to discuss how the community, the elderly and the relevant agencies may prevent crime amongst the elderly.

This symposium, brings together the elderly, Police, Social Welfare Department, and academics to discuss and address the problem in Hong Kong.

PROGRAMME
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Moderator: Professor Cecilia L.W. Chan, Dean of Faculty of Social Science, The University of Hong Kong

4:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Opening Remarks by The Hon Tam Yiu-chung, JP, Chairman of Elderly Commission

4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

"Scams, Cons, and Fraud: How and why do offenders target the elderly" by Superintendent Simon Roberts, Hong Kong Police Force Crime Prevention Bureau

4: 30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Risks of Crime Amongst the Elderly: The 1998 Crime Victim Survey

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Elderly Abuse in Hong Kong by Mr. Andrew Leung, Director of Social Welfare Department (Tentative)

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

"Crime and the Elderly : Issues, Problems and Practical Responses" by Dr. Adam Graycar, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology and Adjunct Professor, Social Work and Social Policy, University of Queensland

5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Discussants (to be confirmed)

5:45 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Question and Answer Session
 

Guest Speaker : Professor Adam Graycar BA, Ph.D., D.Litt. FASSA  has been the Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra since 1994 and is Adjunct Professor in Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Queensland. He was Australia's first Commissioner for the Ageing, 1985-1990 an agency of the Government of South Australia and the first Director of the Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales,. He has worked extensively on policies effecting the aged and has a special interest in crime and the elderly. His research interests include crime and social policy, the relationship between policy and best practice. He is the author of numerous books and papers in prestigious journals.

Registration FEE For $80 (payable to "THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG")

* all income will be used solely for administrative purposes

Limited seats are available on a first come first serve basis.

For registration, please send the registration form together with your cheque to:
 
 

Enquiries about registration:

Tel: 2859 1094 / 2859 2097

Fax: 2858 7604

Email: HYPERLINK mailto:swsa@hkusua.hku.hk : swsa@hkusua.hku.hk

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